PM Modi to unveil ₹6,400 crore projects in Kashmir, address public meeting. BJP hopes for boost in Muslim-majority region; Opposition seeks statehood & electionsIn his first visit to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is set to unveil development projects worth more than ₹6,400 crore and address a public meeting in Srinagar on

Dr Unnikrishnan Nair, head of the elite Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in ThiruvananthapuramExpected to cost ₹9,000 crore, Gaganyaan is a "national mission" that will send four specially chosen and trained male test pilots from the Indian Air Force into spaceby Pallava BaglaSriharikota: The Gaganyaan manned human space flight mission will launch "Indian astronauts into space from Indian soil on an

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for around 20 development projects, before proceeding to neighbouring AssamItanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to embark on a day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh on March 9 to inaugurate several development projects including the Sela Tunnel which will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang bordering China.An official on

What do India, and Armenia have in common? First and foremost, they are civilizational states with thousands of years of recorded history. Second, Christianity reached these countries very early, several years before it reached Western Europe, when Saint Thomas preached the Gospel in India and Saints Bartholomew and Thaddeus in Armenia.Third, centuries of migrations have allowed large diaspora

The Maldives has signed a military assistance agreement with China, marking a significant step in their relationship. President Mohamed Muizzu emphasized that this agreement, providing free "non-lethal" military equipment and training, will strengthen the Maldives’ independence and autonomy. This is the first such agreement between the Maldives and China, previously known for economic support.

India is targeting a five-fold increase in its share of the global space economy by 2030, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, was speaking at the launch of the Technical Centre of IN-SPACe in Ahmedabad.The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre, or IN-SPACe, supports private sector